Soil Health
EFAO is currently compiling soil health tools and resources to help farmers assess and track soil health.
2019 Soil Health Benchmark Program
In 2019, EFAO piloted a Soil Health Benchmark Program to enable farmers to comprehensively assess the health of their soils while providing them with a common “language” to discuss their soil health management strategies. Those farmers also had the opportunity to re-assess their sites in 2022.
Farmer-Led Research Trials on Soil Health
Short List of References
- Management sensitivity, repeatability, and consistency of interpretation of soil health indicators on organic farms in southwestern Ontario
- Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon Reflects a Processed Soil Fraction that is Sensitive to Management
- Soil Organic Carbon Pools as Early Indicators for Soil Organic Matter Stock Changes under Different Tillage Practices in Inland Pacific Northwest
- Statistics, Scoring Functions, and Regional Analysis of a Comprehensive Soil Health Database